Quest 3S Xbox Edition Sells Out Quickly From Meta, Still Available at Retailers

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Whoa, so Meta just dropped this Quest 3S Xbox Edition—what, like, a few days ago? And bam! Gone. Try buying it straight from Meta now, and you’ll get nada. Just empty shelves. It’s like, is everyone suddenly VR-crazy or did they not make enough? Who knows.

So, I’m poking around and see it’s still hanging out at Best Buy if you’re stateside. UK folks, you’re looking at Argos or EE, probably. Even Xbox’s own site is like, “Yeah, check Meta,” and then you hit the dreaded ‘Out of Stock’ page. Did anyone think it’d fly off the shelves this fast? Maybe it’s a scalper thing. I mean, there’re loads on eBay with jacked-up prices. Greed, right?

This Xbox Edition isn’t really a high-tech leap from the usual Quest 3S. Same guts—screen, lenses, processor. Just a snazzy paint job, an Xbox controller thrown in, and a few months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Nice perk if you don’t mind gaming in pancake (aka flat) mode.

So, if you’re pulling out the calculator, the real deal here is spending $400 on this bundle. You’re shaving off about $75 compared to piecing everything together solo. Trust me, I did the math, finally got it right after a blunder earlier (whoops, my bad).

Microsoft promised us VR dreams with the Xbox One X ages ago. Did it happen? Nope. But hey, this setup is kind of their nod to VR—just don’t expect to dive into all your Xbox games in full-blown VR glory. Someday, maybe? Fingers crossed for some 3D magic.

Anyway, if you snagged one of these, congrats. For the rest of us, here’s hoping for another drop or, you know, a chance to not blow our savings on reseller markups. Dreams are free, right?

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